Balchik is a seaside resort located in a small bay, 31 km north of Varna, 37 km southeast of Dobrich and 500 km northeast of Sofia. Balchik is the third most important port in Bulgaria after Varna and Burgas. And is used for medium-sized passenger and commercial vessels.

Botanical Garden

The botanical garden is one of the main attractions of the town of Balchik. It is included in the list of the 100 national tourist sites of Bulgaria and is on the 24th place in it.

Visitors can look at beautiful flowers, have a great variety of species, and shrubs and trees from all over the world. It is situated on an area of ​​10 hectares, which surrounds a small summer palace belonging to the past of the Romanian Queen Mary.

The gardens are on a steep slope, which is terraced on 6 terraces. Probably one for each of the queen’s children. More than 3000 types of flowers, shrubs, roses, etc. are growing here. Located among decorative streams, waterfalls, and rivers. The picturesque park was built between 1924 and 1936 under a project by the French park-planter Jules Janin. It consists of more than 200 tree species, numerous flowers and a large collection of cacti – more than 250 species.

There are more than 3000 rare and exotic plant species in the botanical garden. They are part of the Sofia University’s educational base. The Art Gallery in Balchik is housed in the former high school of the city, reconstructed with funds donated by the 1300 Years Bulgaria Fund. Its total exposure area is 800 sq.m. On the first floor are the exhibition halls for temporary and guest exhibitions and the hall for foreign art. On the second floor is the permanent museum exposition.

Renting a car in “star rent a car Balchik” will give you the freedom to explore near beaches like Tuzlata or white cliffs. Tuzlata is known as an important mud and balneal (hydrothermal) resort center.